2001 - Games/Started: 10/10 ... Finalist for the Outland Trophy which is
awarded to the nationís best interior lineman ... Semifinalist for the Lombardi
Award which goes to the nationís best lineman ... Named first team All-America
by the Football Writers Assocation of America, American Football Coaches Association,
Walter Camp, AP and The Sporting News ... Also earned All-SEC honors ... Hampered
during the early part of the season by an ankle injury suffered in the season-opening
win over Syracuse ... Battled through the injury to make a solid contribution
... Had eight and a half tackles for a loss including four and an half sacks ...
Deflected three passes and recovered two fumbles ... One deflection came against
Florida that resulted in a Tennessee interception ... The Vols were able to take
advantage of the good field position and score off the turnover ... Also set the
Vols up in scoring postion against Memphis when he pounced on a fumble at the
Tiger 12-yard line ... The Vols scored two plays later ... Recorded nine tackles
versus Alabama and eight against Georgia ... Had six-tackle performance versus
South Carolina ... Finished his career with 20.5 sacks, fifth most in school history.

2000 - Games/Started:
12/12...Second-year starter at left defensive tackle registered some eye-popping
statistics over course of the season: 64 primary tackles, seven assists for
total of 71, nine tackles for loss, 12 sacks (third all-time at UT for single
season), four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, nine quarterback pressures...
Recognition was consistent with John's results on the football field: 2000 Outland
Trophy Winner, First team All-America as selected by Football Writers Assn.,
The Sporting News and Football News, second team All-America collegefootballnews.com,
Football News Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist, Bronko Nagurski Trophy
finalist, first-team All-Southeastern Conference as selected by The Sporting
News and College Sports Central, SEC Defensive Player of the Year as selected
by College Sports Central...Had six tackles and a sack and fumble caused against
Southern Mississippi...Also played several downs at tight end in Southern Mississippi
and Louisiana-Monroe games...His eight-tackle stat sheet in Florida game included
two sacks....With six tackles and three assists, he led defense against LSU,
a performance that included a fumble recovery early in third period igniting
Vol comeback...Also broke up a pass and recorded a sack against LSU...Stood
out in Georgia game with nine tackles, one assist, tackle for loss, a sack and
a fumble recovery...Seven tackles against Alabama, including two for lost yardage
and a sack, earning him SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors...A big game
against South Carolina: seven tackles, one assist, one tackle for loss, two
sacks and a quarterback pressure...Totals for Memphis game: four tackles and
an assist, tackle for loss, forced fumble, recovered fumble, a sack, a quarterback
hurry...Against Arkansas, John recorded five tackles, one assist, a tackle for
loss, and two quarterback hurries...Kentucky figures included five tackles,
two for lost yardage, forced fumble, a sack and two quarterback hurries...Two
sacks and six tackles in Vanderbilt game ...

1999 - Games/Started:
12/8 ... Started the last eight games of the season, including Fiesta Bowl,
after Billy Ratliff went down with a broken leg in Auburn game ... As defensive
left tackle, he tied for fourth on the squad in number of sacks delivered, a
total of four ... Kentucky game was highlight of his season, with six tackles,
three sacks and two passes broken up ... Made three stops behind line of scrimmage
against Alabama and South Carolina ... Season-high tackle performance came against
Arkansas, when he nailed eight Razorbacks ...

1998 - As partial
qualifier, member of squad but ineligible for competition ...

HIGH SCHOOL - All-America
by Parade, USA Today, Blue Chip Illustrated, National Recruiting Advisor, SuperPrep
and PrepStar ... Ranked No. 7 in The Sporting News top 100 ... Ranked No. 1
in state by Knoxville News-Sentinel and Chattanooga Times ... First-team All-State
as picked by Associated Press and state sports writers ... All-District, All-Region,
All-Metro ... Named Gatorade Player of the Year for Tennessee ... Selected to
play in Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star game ... As a senior, he was in on 150 tackles
with 32 sacks and caught 45 passes for 560 yards and 11 touchdowns at tight
end ... All-State as a junior, he had 145 tackles, including 15 sacks and 11
for lost yardage, while coming up with 37 catches for 470 yards and nine touchdowns
at tight end ... Pearl-Cohn won back-to-back state championships his final two
years ... Starter for four years on both offense and defense ... Freshman and
sophomore teams reached playoffs, but bowed out in first round ... All-State
in basketball, but was injured during much of senior season ... Played on Tennessee
Travelers AAU basketball team in 1997 ... Coach at Pearl-Cohn High School: Maurice
Fitzgerald, Sr.